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The Igarashi sisters of Daiichi Junior High School. I heard from an acquaintance that their name was well known in other schools. The sisters are beautiful junior high school girls. If such girls were somewhere in your town, would you be interested in meeting them?
They were famous. When I was in junior high school, there were times when people would gather at the main gate of the school to catch a glimpse of the two girls, Shirano and Kurono.
Perhaps they didn’t like the fact that they were being stared at, they asked me, who had already been a good friend of theirs since that time, to help them.
I didn’t think I could be of much help. In fact, I felt as if I was bringing down the girls’ stock in the company. They are both stubborn. They would never listen to a word I said.
They walked right in front of me, holding me in their arms. My arms were blocked.
Then Shirono whispered to me in that state.
“Takkun will protect me, won’t you?”
The moment I heard those words, my body temperature rose sharply. What is this girl? Does she know how to seduce people?
At the time, our relationship was still just that of good childhood friends. I never thought that our relationship would become what it is today.
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A few days after the air gun attack by Shirono ( known only to me and Shirono), I was sitting in the reception chair of the library, looking back on a past that left a deep impression on me. Silently.
“…..”
“I’d like to borrow this book.”
[Beep]
“Until next week, right? Yes, thank you.”
“……”
There is nothing to say. In this way, even when I am working as a member of the library board, I never say anything. I am sure you will think I am working diligently as I go about my work in an unobtrusive manner, as if it were a simple task.
All I have to do is read the barcode on the back of the book using the reader at the cash register. It’s like a simple task, or rather, it’s an easy task. Since it can be done while sitting in a chair, it’s not tiring, strenuous work.
It’s a great committee, and when no one is around, I can pass the time by reading a book myself. Quiet in the library, they say. It’s so easy to be alone and quiet.
While I was reading a book, the door opened. The students in the library shifted their attention from their books to the sound. I was no different. Besides, the reception desk where I am sitting is very close to the door.
People were coming in. These people are from my class. They are always noisy people. In other words, they are cheerful people.
I’m in a good space until a moment ago, but now I can’t help but feel like I’m in a good place. The good space that had been there until a moment ago was destroyed in an instant.
I shifted my gaze to the book again. And then I looked again at the group of cheerful people.
Among the group, there was Kamiki Reina. I spotted her and quickly turned my face to the side. I did so on the spur of the moment.
Perhaps the movement was noticeable, but Kamiki san glanced in my direction. For a moment, she looked surprised, but then quickly returned to her conversation with the Sunny Crowd. Then straight away, she sat down at an empty seat in the back of the room.
Didn’t you just grin…..? Perhaps it’s my imagination, but my face is also a little, slightly red.
Oh no. I’m naturally aware of it. Since that incident, I can’t look at her face properly. She confessed to me in such a roundabout way, and I couldn’t treat her the way I usually do. Was that a confession in the first place?
But I wonder. Was it true?
She was the one being confessed to, right? And she is a cheerful person. There is a possibility that it was a lie. I don’t know if it was a punishment or she was just doing it for fun.
But would my face turn red by doing such a thing? If so, Kamiki-san might be thinking that the fact that she made a false confession to my existence was in itself a shameful act.
…., I was desperately trying to fool my brain into thinking that I was aware of myself in such a way.
A few seconds later, the room became a little noisier than it had been earlier. Not as many people as in the classroom, but I didn’t expect it to be this loud just because that group of jolly people came in. For me, who prefers quiet, they have become the biggest distraction.
In the midst of all this, one person walked toward me. It was Kamiki-san.
She took the chair next to the reception desk and placed it directly in front of me, and then sat down herself. Then, she stared at me. Naturally, I turned my head to the side.
“Hey, Matsukaze? Why do you turn your head to the side? Is it because you can’t look at me properly?”
That’s right, damn it. She said that with a smirk on her face.
“Matsukaze?”
Let’s ignore it. That’s right. That’s good.
“Matsukaze? Matsukaze?”
“Tsk.”
“Eh, Did you just click your tongue? You clicked your tongue, didn’t you?”
I put my index finger to my mouth, because I thought it was too noisy. It was a sign that she should be quiet.
“Ah, was that too loud? I’m really sorry.”
“……”
I’m not sure if Shirono is here, but I’m not going to say anything just in case she is. And this is a library. I’m not sure if I’d be able to tell if she was confessing or not. But I wanted to ask Kamiki-san directly about that thing, which I don’t know if it was a confession.
I wrote it down on a piece of paper that the librarian had given me for the committee meeting.
“Is that a lie? Is it true?”
Looking at the paper, Kamiki-san tilted his head. She seemed to be wondering why I didn’t say it with my mouth. But she guessed it right away. It was just good manners in the library. As for Shirono, she didn’t know anything about it.
“Well, I wonder which one is it? Which do you think it is? Matsukaze”
I moved my pen smoothly.
“A lie.”
“Hmmm? You think it’s a lie? huh”
“…….”
Silently, this time she moved her head vertically. Up and down.
“Well, I’ll tell you the answer…….Lend me your ears.”
I put my ear close to Kamiki-san’s face in front of me. Uwaa, it smells kind of good. I was thinking that.
“…..It is..true….!”
[Kichu!]
“—Uwaa!”
“Matsukaze! Quiet in the library, you know!”
Smiling and saying so, she returned to the group.
I had been quiet for a long time. I let out a yell. I couldn’t help it.
I got my ears …… licked. ……
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